Athletic Hall of Fame
The Lindsey Wilson College Athletic Hall of Fame was established during the 2000-01 academic year to recognize individuals -- both as an LWC student-athlete or LWC alumnus or alumna -- have helped to create a winning tradition at Lindsey Wilson.

The first four individuals were inducted February 3, 2001. Annual inductions have been held since. Members of the Hall of Fame have shown greatness in intercollegiate competition and have also demonstrated high levels of sportsmanship, professionalism and character.
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Lindsey Wilson Athletic Hall of Fame

Class of 2001

Doug Pendygraft
Men's Basketball (1958-1960)
Doug was named All-KJCC in 1959 and 1960 when he led LWC to conference and region championships both years. In the 1959-60 season, Doug finished third in the nation in scoring, averaging 25 points per game. He set an NJCAA record with 63 points in a national tournament game in 1960, earning MVP honors in the tournament. Doug went on to play for the legendary Adolph Rupp at the University of Kentucky in 1960-61 and 1961-62.

Bobby Keith
Men's Basketball (1958-1960)
Bobby played at Lindsey Wilson College in the 1958-59 and 1959-60 seasons, helping the Blue Raiders to back to back NJCAA National Tournaments, where they finished fourth in 1959 and third in 1960. As a coach, Bobby's Clay County High School teams won 767 games, which ranked him third in state history in career victories at the time of his retirement. His career winning percentage of .861 was the best in state history, and third best in the nation. Bobby led Clay County to five Sweet Sixteen Final Fours and the 1987 State Championship. His teams set a state record with 129 consecutive home wins from 1984-93.
Donna Burden-Owens
Women's Basketball (1988-1993)
Donna ended her playing career in 1993 as the all-time leading scorer in the history of Lindsey Wilson women's basketball with 2,233 points. She was named All-KIAC and NAIA All-District in 1990, '92, and '93. Donna established the LWC women's basketball record for most points in a game with 46.
Dr. Doug Hines
Men's Basketball Coach (1956-1960)
Coach Hines led Lindsey Wilson to a 109-45 record, three Kentucky Junior College Conference Championships, and two National tournament appearances in his four seasons as head Men's Basketball Coach from 1956-60. His 1959-60 Team was rated no. 10 in the nation and ranked second in the nation in scoring with an average of 88 points per game. In over 40 years as a head coach at the high school, college and professional levels, Coach Hines led his teams to over 850 wins.

Class of 2002

John Burr
Men's Basketball (1937-1939)
John played and was captain at Lindsey Wilson College during the 1937-38 and 1938-39 seasons, where he led the Blue Raiders to back-to-back Kentucky Junior College Conference championships. During his two seasons on campus, John helped the Blue Raiders to a 38-13 record, including a 25-4 record during his sophomore season. John went on to a stellar career at Georgetown College, where he played during the 1939-40 and 1940-41 seasons. As a coach, his Adair County High School teams won 572 games and reached back-to-back sweet 16 final fours in 1953-54 and 1954-55. John was named the 1955 Courier-Journal Coach of the Year and was inducted into the Kentucky High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame in 1990.
Bennie Coffman
Men's Basketball (1956-1958)
Bennie made the Kentucky Junior College Conference All-tournament team as a freshman during the 1956-57 season and earned All-KJCC honors while leading the Blue Raiders to the KJCC Championship during the 1957-58 season. During his two seasons on campus, Bennie helped the Blue Raiders to a 21-9 record in the KJCC and led the team to a 90.4 points per game average. He went on to start two seasons for the legendary coach Adolph Rupp at the University of Kentucky, where he averaged 10.7 points per game for the 1958-59 team that finished the season ranked second nationally with a 24-3 record and 10.2 points per game for the 1959-60 team.
Ray Wells
Men's Soccer Coach (1990-Present)
Coach Ray Wells is the first and only head coach of the Lindsey Wilson men's soccer program. Coach Wells has led the Blue Raiders to four consecutive NAIA National Soccer Championships and six in seven years. His Blue Raider teams have complied a 25-3-3 record in the national tournament and sport a current 16-game winning streak in national tournament competition. Coach Wells has recruited and coached 45 NAIA All-Americans including two National Player of the Year recipients. He has been named the NAIA National Coach of the Year six times and at the end of the 2001 season had a 234-37-15 record at Lindsey Wilson for a winning percentage of .840, third on the NAIA all-time list.

Class of 2003
Keith Brown
Men's Basketball (1958-1960)
Keith was among the most versatile basketball players in Lindsey Wilson College history. As a freshman center, he helped the Blue Raiders to a fifth-place finish in the NJCAA National Tournament. The following season, Keith was converted to a guard. He earned all-conference and All-American honors as LWC won the KJCC regular-season and tournament championships, and finished fourth in the 1960 national tournament. After Lindsey Wilson, Keith went on to play two years at the University of Washington.
C. David Farrar
Men's Basketball Coach (1974-1978)
Coach Farrar led the Blue Raiders to102 victories as the men's basketball coach and athletic director from 1974-78. His 1976-77 team captured the KJCAA championship and the 1977-78 team finished with a 28-5 record. Coach Farrar was named 1988 NJCAA and Kodak National Coach of the Year after leading Hutchinson Junior College to the NJCAA National Championship with a 37-2 overall record. Coach Farrar later served as head coach at Middle Tennessee State University and the University of Idaho.
Donald Reese
Men's Basketball (1978-1979)
Donald averaged 19 points and eight rebounds per game during the 1978-79 season. He was named MVP of both the KJCAC and Region VII Tournaments while helping the Blue Raiders to the NJCAA National Tournament for the first time in nearly 20 years. After his freshman season, Donald signed with Bradley University. He has since been named to Bradley's 1980's "Team of the Decade" and is a member of that school's Athletic Hall of Fame. Following his college career, Donald was drafted by the Indiana Pacers of the NBA and later played 10 seasons of professional basketball in Europe.

Class of 2004

Orlando Bueso
Men's Soccer (1995-1998)
Orlando is the only player in Lindsey Wilson College history to be a four-time first-team All-American. In 1998, he became the first Blue Raider to be named NAIA National Player of the Year. Orlando is the school's all-time leader in points (208) and assists (48) and ranks second in goals scored (80). Orlando helped lead the Blue Raiders to an 84-13-5 record during his career, including three NAIA national championships. Following his LWC career, Orlando played professionally, where he was the top pick in the 1999 a-league draft.
Drew Burwash
Men's Soccer (1992-1993)
Drew played during the 1992 and 1993 seasons and was the first Blue Raider to become a two-time NAIA first-team All-American. Drew recorded a 0.89 goals against average and a school record 26 shutouts during his career. He helped lead the Blue Raiders to a 35-7-4 record and to the program's first trip to the NAIA national tournament in 1992. After Lindsey Wilson, Drew played professionally where he was named to the 1996 NPSL all-rookie team. Drew was elected to the NAIA hall of fame in 2000.
Tyrone Marshall
Men's Soccer (1994-1995)
Tyrone played at Lindsey Wilson during the 1994 and 1995 seasons. He became the first field player to earn first-team All-American honors in consecutive seasons. Tyrone helped lead the Blue Raiders to a 37-9-7 record, including the program's first NAIA national championship in 1995, where he was named the tournament's most outstanding offensive player. Tyrone ranks among the top 10 in points and goals at Lindsey Wilson. After Lindsey Wilson, Tyrone transferred to NCAA Division I Florida International University and later drafted by the Colorado Rapids of the MLS.

Class of 2005
Heather Baker
Women's Basketball (1998-2000)
Heather was the first Lindsey Wilson College basketball player, men's or women's, to be named NAIA first-team All-American. She led the Blue Raiders in scoring in each of her two seasons at Lindsey Wilson and ended her career with a 23.6 points per game average, number one on the program's all-time list. Heahter was named NAIA first-team All-American, second-team All-American, NAIA Mid-South Region Player of the Year and twice earned first-team All-Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference during her playing career.
Tim Johnson
Cycling (1997-1998)
Tim is the first Lindsey Wilson College cyclist to be named National Collegiate Cycling Association All-American. He earned All-American honors in the disciplines of cyclo-cross and mountain biking during the 1997 season helping lead the Blue Raiders to the Midwest Region and Conference championships and a fourth-place finish at the Mountain Biking Nationals. Tim has earned four United States national cyclo-cross championships in his career including the 2000 Elite National Cyclo-cross Championship, the most prestigious cyclo-cross race in the United States. In 1999, Tim won the bronze medal at the World Cyclo-cross Championships, becoming the only American in the cyclo-cross history to win any medal at the World Championships.

Class of 2006

Leighton Main
Men's Soccer (1993-1996)
Leighton earned All-American honors on two different occasions during his Lindsey Wilson College career. He the captained the Lindsey Wilson College men's soccer team in 1995 and 1996, the first program's first two NAIA National Championships. During the program's first national championship in 1995, Leighton helped Lindsey Wilson to a 10-0-2 record in its last 12 matches to win the title in the program's sixth year of existence. During the championship seasons, Leighton anchored a defense that allowed just 43 goals in 54 matches, including 27 shutouts. During the 1996 playoffs, Lindsey Wilson allowed just one goal in eight games en route to the crown. Leighton helped lead the Blue Raiders to a 76-14-9 record during his tenure at Lindsey Wilson, including four conference titles, three regional championships and two national championships.
Ray Torres
Baseball (1999-2000)
Ray was the second Lindsey Wilson College baseball player to be named NAIA first-team All-American. Ray hit .503 with seven home runs, 45 RBIs, 11 doubles and four triples during his All-American season in 2000 en route to being named NAIA Region XII and Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Year. During the 2000 season, Ray helped the Blue Raiders to the KIAC regular season and tournament championships and the program's first regional crown. Ray set the program's single-season batting average record (.503) in 2000 while helping the Blue Raiders to a program-best .717 winning percentage (38-15). Ray hit .431 over his two-season career, with 11 home runs, 88 RBIs and 41 stolen bases. As a pitcher, Ray ranks in the top-10 in five categories, including second in strikeouts (185), third in earned run average (3.64) and fifth in complete games (15). Ray compiled a 17-7 record over his career on the mound and his 185 strikeouts came in just 163 innings.

Class of 2007

Jesse Flynn
Men's Basketball (1963-1965)
Jesse Flynn played for the Lindsey Wilson College men's basketball team during the 1963-64 and 1964-65 seasons. He earned All-Kentucky Junior College Conference honors and was selected to the KJCC tournament team in each of his two seasons. During the 1963-64 season, he was sixth in the in the nation in scoring, averaging 21.7 points per game. His sophomore season, Jesse helped Lindsey Wilson to a 22-5 record, including the KJCC regular-season and tournament titles. Following his Lindsey Wilson career, Jesse transferred to Kentucky Wesleyan College, where he helped the Panthers win the 1966 NCAA Division II national championship. Jesse concluded his collegiate career with more than 1,000 points and 500 rebounds between his two schools.
David Smith
Men's Golf (1992-1995)
David Smith played for the Lindsey Wilson College men's golf team from 1992 to 1995. He earned All-District 32 honors twice and won six tournaments during his four years at Lindsey Wilson. His six wins ranks second on the all-time wins list for a men's golfer. In addition to his wins, David also amassed eight runner-up finishes, 28 top-10 finishes and he recorded a qualifying score for the team in all 41 career tournaments. David helped Lindsey Wilson to seven team titles during his career. He completed his career with a 77.57 scoring average and with 14 rounds of par or better.
Jim Wentworth
Men's Basketball (1956-1958)
Jim was a member of Coach Doug Hines' first KJCC championship team. Following his playing days, Jim turned in the sneakers for a coach's whistle and in 40 years as Wesley College's men's basketball coach, Jim won a school-record 502 games and numerous conference and regional championships. Wesley honored Jim's achievements and his many years of service by naming its gymnasium the Jim and Shirley Wentworth Gymnasium. Jim is a member of the Wesley Athletic Hall of Fame, Pfeiffer University Sports Hall of Fame and the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame. In 2002, Jim received the National Association of Basketball Coaches outstanding service award for NCAA-Division III.

Class of 2008

Bill Elder
Athletics Director (1999-2003)

Dr. Bill Elder was the first full-time athletics director in Lindsey Wilson College history. During his tenure, Lindsey Wilson athletics won three NAIA national championships and nine Mid-South Conference titles. Dr. Elder led Lindsey Wilson's transition from the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference into the Mid-South. In 2001, Dr. Elder initiated the Lindsey Wilson Athletics Hall of Fame, which embodies excellence in collegiate athletics. Dr. Elder is a member of the NAIA Basketball Coaches' Hall of Fame and the University of Montevallo Sports Hall of Fame. He was also recognized by the Mobile Sports Hall of Fame for his contributions to the city of Mobile, Ala.

Don Green
Men's Basketball Coach (1962-1970)

Coach Don Green compiled a 133-69 record in his eight seasons as Lindsey Wilson's men's basketball coach. He led the Blue Raiders to four Kentucky Junior College Conference regular season championships and a pair of KJCC Tournament titles. Coach Green guided Lindsey Wilson to a pair of National Junior College Athletic Association National Tournaments and to three 20-win seasons. Following his Lindsey Wilson career, Coach Green coached at Elizabethtown Community College and Chattanooga State Technical Community College. He finished his coaching career with more than 450 wins. In addition to coaching, Don played two seasons (1950-52) at Lindsey Wilson. He concluded his LWC playing career by being selected all-conference during the 1951-52 season.

Class of 2009

Martin Bodkin
Men's Soccer (1994-1997)

Martin Bodkin was the first four-time NAIA All-American in Lindsey Wilson College history. He was twice named First-Team NAIA All-American and twice earned Third-Team NAIA All-American honors during his stellar career. During his four years, Martin helped the Blue Raiders to a 77-18-9 record including the program's first two NAIA National Championships in 1995 and 1996. In addition to helping the program with a pair of national titles, Martin helped the Blue Raiders to four straight Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championships. Martin concluded his career with 27 goals and 12 assists. He scored three game-winners in his career and assisted on three others.

Robert Jackson
Men's Basketball (1977-1979)

Robert Jackson averaged more than 11 points and 12 rebounds in his two seasons at Lindsey Wilson College. He helped the Blue Raiders to a 56-12 record, including winning the Kentucky Junior College Athletic Association and Region VII titles in the 1978-79 season. During that season, Robert led the state in rebounding and was named to the KJCAA All-Tournament Team. Robert hit one of the most memorable shots in Lindsey Wilson basketball history when he connected on a baseline jumper as time expired to beat Chattahoochee Valley Community College 76-74 to help send the Blue Raiders to the national tournament for the first time in 20 years. Following his Lindsey Wilson career, Robert signed with Georgia Southern University.

Ricky Trotter
Men's Basketball (1977-1979)

Ricky Trotter averaged 13 points a game in his two seasons while helping Lindsey Wilson to a 56-12 record. The southpaw shooting guard earned All Kentucky Junior College Athletic Association honors during the 1978-79 season and played a pivotal role in helping the Blue Raiders to the KJCAA and Region VII titles and their first trip to the national tournament in 20 years. Following his Lindsey Wilson career, Ricky signed with NCAA Division I University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee where he led the team with an 18.5 points per game average during the 1980-81 season.